{"id":34463,"date":"2024-06-04T18:31:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T22:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=34463"},"modified":"2024-06-04T18:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T22:33:20","slug":"freedom-mobile-upgrade-offers-are-a-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=34463","title":{"rendered":"freedom mobile upgrade offers are a scam?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>so today i got an offer to upgrade, as I do most weeks.  although I am not in desparate need of an upgeade, my existing Smasung Galaxy S15??? is getting on&#8230; broken screren&#8230; battery is getting weak (but I have a replacement), <br>so I have a look; two Samsung S23 and S23 FE are available, in stock on line!  both are acceptable (well, maybe not&#8230; no internam memory storage upgrade, so limited to 128GB (no 256GB models avaialble)&#8230;.<br>the S23 FE looks promisning at $8 \/ month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-05-960x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34466\" width=\"461\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-05-960x1024.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-05-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-05-768x819.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-05-750x800.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-05-675x720.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-05.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>but this $8 is not correct&#8230; neither &#8220;TradeUp&#8221; or &#8220;MyTab&#8221; options result in $8 \/ month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-02-1015x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"34467\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-02.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=34467\" class=\"wp-image-34467\" 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https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-03-675x625.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1011\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-01-1024x1011.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"34470\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-01.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=34470\" class=\"wp-image-34470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-01-1024x1011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-01-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-01-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-01-750x740.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-01-1226x1210.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-01-675x666.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-01.jpg 1532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-04-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"34469\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-04.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=34469\" class=\"wp-image-34469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-04-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-04-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-04-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-04-750x1059.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-04-675x954.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-04.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For reference, I currently pay $48.59 all in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-06.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-06-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-06-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-06-750x251.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/freedom-upgrades-scam-2024-06-04-06-675x226.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>so where the hell is the $8 \/ month upgrade?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>so today i got an offer to upgrade, as I do 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